Christmas Eve & Christmas Day 2006

We spent Christmas Eve at Grandmom & Pop's, as usual, followed by Midnight Mass. We celebrated Christmas Day at our house, first, opening presents from Santa first thing in the morning with Aunt Kris & Uncle Mike. Grandmom, Pop, Eileen & Declan joined us shortly after that and we had a nice brunch followed by another round of presents. We had a wonderful time and were happy that Kris & Mike flew up from San Diego to spend Christmas with us this year. It was also Josie's First Christmas and she seemed to enjoy every minute of it, especially the gift wrapping!

Christmas Morning: Round #1 & 2

Kid's Christmas Pictures

The kids humored me this year with a Christmas photo shoot. They let me dress them up and torture them for 1/2 hour while I posed them this way and that. Though I am not posting all the photos, you will see it was worth all the pain...

Cathy's 35th Birthday

Alas, I turned 35 on December 1st this year yet I still feel like I am in my 20s! (Oh well...) Mike threw me a surprise party at a restaurant that my sister, Bern, and bro-in-law, Shawn, designed (the addition and overal renovation). Here are pictures from my party--they got me pretty good, I had NO IDEA! (My BIG gift was a new video iPod--80GB!!!!). Mike kept the party very small with just immediate family and a few close friends. Thank you, Mike, Bern & Shawn for putting on GREAT party and BIG surprise! I love you!